ARTE BRA Barrão

2014

Barrão

ARTE BRA Barrão is the seventh volume of the ARTE BRA collection. This publishing project aims to be as wide-ranging as possible, encompassing the different features of artistic creation in contemporary. The critical text written specially for this book is by university professor and art critic, Felipe Scovino, who emphasizes the hybrid nature of Barrão’s body of work, straddling the realms of craftwork and technology. He mentions the fact that the artist is virtually self-taught, and engaged actively with the technological, sound, and information developments that marked the 1980s. The critical fortune has texts by Monica Ramires and Jorge Espinho. In the artist’s notebook, Barrão presents some of his projects in the form of sketches, collages, and notes. When we look at his plans for future works, what immediately stands out is the wittiness of his work. The interview and the timeline, prepared by researcher Frederico Coelho, can be read together in a single sitting, as each of them provides complementary information for understanding the artist’s trajectory. The people who took part in the interview were Barrão’s friends and partners Luiz Zerbini, Sergio Mekler, Tunga, Sandra Kogut, and the coordinator of this collection, Luiza Mello. The conversation revolved around the soul of the objects and the action of chance in the artist’s working process, which involves assembling new objects from parts of existing pieces. Craftwork is a constant here, and it begins in the quest for and organization of his large collection of objects.

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Automatica has been developing cultural projects since 2005, working in the creation, production, curation, management, coordination and consultancy of exhibitions, educational programs, publications and other activities related to artistic production. It works with artists, curators, art critics, art historians, cultural institutions, public and private sponsors. It participates in public notices and awards, and prepares projects for incentive laws in the three spheres of public administration.

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